Yotam Knispel

Screenwriter, director and lecturer. His short film "LOVE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT" (2022), was screened in 50 international film festivals and won 15 awards, and "GIRL WITH A FORK IN A WORLD OF SOUP" (2019), won BEST SHORT FILM at the 35th Jerusalem Film Festival and screened at more than 30 international film festivals. In 2025, he debuted his first feature film as a screenwriter in the documentary-animated film "KAFKA'S LAST TRIAL" and wrote the script of "NOW MORE THAN EVER", produced by comedian Amy Schumer (currently in production). His latest short, "ART IS PLAY (THIS IS A FILM ABOUT HANOCH PIVEN)" was produced in 2025 and will be out at the end of the year. He also won two writing grants for his feature films "EXPORT" and "DON'T FORGET FLORA", both currently in development. In 2023, he directed "INVISIBLE ALBUM", a five-episode musical web series. His short film "DROP" (2015) was screened in over 60 film festivals and won 10 awards. His first international co-production, "BAMBINA" (2016), won various awards in over 40 film festivals and was filmed at the TERRE DI CINEMA workshop in Sicily. Won writing grants and filmmaking residencies in Europe and the USA, and is currently working on his first feature film.

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